Refrigerating apparatus



May 30, 1944. c. s. coDY 2,349,845

REFRIGERATING APPARATUS Filed Feb. 5, 1942 2 Sheets-Sheet l 'INVENTOR 62 /FFoeo 5. Cooy.

May 30, 1944. c. s. com 2,349,845

REFRIGERATING APPARATUS Filed Feb. 5, 1942 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 'AF/G. 4. F/G- 5- wlTNEssEs; INVENTOR CUF/:oep 5. Copy ATTOR Patented May 30, 1944 i Westinghouse Electric Manufacturing-Com pany, East Pittsburgh, Pa., a corporation oi.

lionnsylvania Application February s, 1942, smal No. 429,631 3 claims. (cuzco-58') My invention relates to refrigerating apparatus, more particularly to a motor-compressor unit therefor which is enclosed in a'uid-tight casing and which is resiliently mounted therein,

and it has for an object to provide an improved 1 form `of resilient mounting.

Another object of the inventionis tov provide an improved method of resilientlyI mounting the* motor-compressor unit in the 'casing-LY These and other objectsa're eifectedfby my invention as will be apparent from the following description and claims taken in connection with an opening in the member 3l 'andm is screw threaded into the opening in the bushing 29.

MThe spring assembly 24 at the compressor end comprises two lcompression springs 32 disposed 'Cil onl Opposite sidesof' the unit. The upper ends '.of'the springs 32` are threaded onto or other- .swise-rsecured to brackets.A 33 which-.are bolted to L the end'wall ofthemotor frame il. The' lower the accompanying drawings, 'forming'a' part of this application, in which:

Fig. 1 is a longitudinal verticali section of a motor-compressor unit mounted in accordance with my invention;

Fig. 2 is an endview of the unit withthe lend closure of theA casing removed; Fig. 3 is a vertical section of the unit re moved from the casing; and

Figs. 4 and 5 are detail sectional views of a' modification.`

Referring to theldrawings in detail, I showa horizontal-shaft motor-compressor unit i inas by spot welding.

cluding a motor frame il, a stator I2 mountedA therein, a shaft i3, a rotor I4 mounted onthe shaft, a cylinder block i5 fastened to .the -rnotor Y frame i I, pistons I6 and connecting rods l1 driven by crank bportions (not shown) ofi the shaft I3. The unit so far described maybe of conventional form and further description there` of is-unnecessary. Y

A fluid-tight casing I 3 includes a main tubular member which is closed at one end by an end wall 2| and which is open at the other end. The casing further includes a closure member 22 for closing the open end of the tubular member i9.

spring-assembly' 24vmay be assembled by first For resiliently mounting the unit l0, I provide* a-spring mountingl structure which includes a' spring assembly 23 ,at the motor end of the uniti' -j and a spring assembly 24 at the compressor end.; x

The spring assembly, 23 comprises a tensionv spring 25, spring holders 26 and 21 secured to the upper and lower ends of the spring 25, and a' screw 23 extending through and fastened in the lower spring holder- 21. The upper spring holder 23 includes a bushing 2! secured to the underside thereof and having a screw threaded opening registering with an` opening in the holder 26. A dome-shaped or inverted cup-shaped member 30 is secured in an opening ony the top of the casing member I3, as .by soldering. or brazing, and ex'- ends' of the springs ,32 are secured, as by meansv of spring nuts 33,`to a bracket "which yextends crosswise ofthe unit-at the bottom thereof. The

Vbracket 34 is lpreferably of the form which is clearly` illustrated Ion the drawing. The` oppoy site ends vof .the bracket 34 v'are bolted to brackets 35 which are fastened to the casing member i! lSuitabletbumper meansV are provided to re- .ceive,-'th e impactof the unitupon excessive movement,y as during-f shipment. One such bumper is shownat'li. Sufficient clearances are provided to preventfcontactin normal operation. My invention isnot dependent' onany particular form `of bumperfmeans.

It will also be understood that a flexible loop or other flexible connection is provided in any '-conduit, usually the discharge conduit, extending between the compressor and the casing.

. m y Method-. olassemblinv 1 The spring assembly 23 is first assembled.'

The screw 23 is screw threaded into the spring holder 21 and nxed thereinss by soldering. The spring holders 2 6 and 21 are attached to the spring as 'by threading the end of the spring through an opening in the spring holder. spring assembly 23 is then fastened to the motor compressor unit by screw threading the screw 2 3 into an opening `in the motor frame I threading the springs 32 onto the spring` nuts 33, then threading'the brackets 33 into theupp'.

ends of the springs 32. The spring assembly 24 is then attached to the unit by j bolting the brackets 33 to the end wall of the motor frame.

'I'he motor-compressor unit with the spring assemblies 23 and 24 attached thereto is then inserted into the casing member Il, the motor end being inserted first. As the tension spring tends upwardly therefrom. In the final asf sembled structure, a screw 3| extends through 25 is not deflected atthis time, it is short enough to be accommodated between the mdtorframe il and the casing member i3. The screw 3l is then inserted through the opening in the dome member 3l and screw threaded into the opening ln' the bushing 23 until the .Spring holder 23 is raised to the top of the dome member 33. The

bracket uis fastened te the brackets is by in. setting the bolts l1 through openings in the bracket Il and registering tapped openings in the brackets Il.

The tension spring 25 is now elongated and the compression springs 32 are compressed by the weight of the unit. The unitgis resiliently supported, permitting it to move or vibrate relative to the casing. Accordingly, transmission of noise and vibration from the unit tothe casing is mini- 'mized.

. In Figs. 4 and 5,1 show a modified construction for attaching the upper end oi' the tension spring to the casing. This construction comprises a sheet metal bracket 'Il spot-welded to the casing member i9 and including a hatv portion 42 extending horizontally adjacent but slightly spaced from the top of the casing member. A

substantially iiat sheet metal sleeve @i3 is attached forms, it will be obvious to those skilled in the art that it is not so limited, but is susceptible of various other changes and modifications without departing from the spirit thereof, and Idesire, therefore, that only such limitations -slziall be placed thereupon as are specifically set forth in the appended claims. v-

What I claim is:

1. The combination of a horizontal shaft motor-compressor unit, a fluid-tight casing therefor having a bolt opening therein, a vertical tension spring connected to one end of the unit, a spring holder having a screw-threaded opening therein connected to the upper end of the spring, a bolt extending through said opening in the c'g and @5 screw-threaded into said opening in said spring holder, and a spring or springs connected between the other end of said unitpand the casing for supporting the unit at said other end.

2; The combination of a horizontal shaftA motor-compressor unit,A a uid-tight'casing enclosing the same and includingv a main tubular member having an open end andl an end wall closing the other end and further including a closure member for said open end, a spring assembly attached to said motor-compressor unit at the topA and the end thereof adjacent said end wall for supporting the unit at said end, said spring assembly consisting of a single vertical tension spring and a spring holder connected to the upper end oi' said tension spring, means for detachably connectingsaid spring holder to said main casing member after said motor-compressor unit has been at least partly inserted therein, and a' spring or springs connecd between the other end of said unit and the casing for supporting A the unit at said other end.

3. The combination of a. horizontal shaft motor-compressor unit, a fluid-tight casing enclosing the same and including a-main tubular member having an open end and an end wall closing the other end and further including a closure member for said open end, a spring `assembly attached to said motor-compressor unit at the top and the end thereof adjacent said end wall y for supporting the unit at said end, said spring assembly comprising a verticali tension spring and a spring holder connected to the upper end of said tension spring', a bracket attached tothe interior of said main casing member adjacent said spring assembly, said spring holder and said bracket being so constructed and arranged as to yinterengage uponinsertion of the motor-compressor unit into said main casing member whereby said end of the-motor-compressor unit is supported through said bracket and said spring assembly; and a spring or springs connected between the other end of said unit for supporting the unit at said other end.

e CLiFFORD'S. CODY.

and thel cas/ing 4 

